A Waitress Uniform With Parisian Flair

1/11/2012 1:48PM

The waitress uniforms at the Gramercy Park Hotel were designed by Sophie Theallet, with high tech sturdiness as well as demure styling, Christina Binkley reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal.

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